INDEPENDENT SPENDING TOPS $5 MILLION IN 26 HOUSE RACES, UP FROM ONLY 3 IN 2010

In past 7 days – VA stays on top in Senate but Indiana a Late Mover; Top 5 House Races All New

The Senate independent spending landscape remained the same at the top in the past week (through November 1st), with Virginia once again top race at $8.7 million spent, bringing the cumulative total for the race to $49.8 million. Indiana moved to the third spot from 7th last week, with $6.4 million.

The House list was saw complete turnover in the last week. IL-8 was the top race with $3.0 million followed by FL-10. Both races were well down the list last week, at 51 and 39 respectively. There are now 26 House races that have exceeded $5 million in outside spending, compared to 3 races for all of 2010.

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The full lists are on the CFI website. Users can sort the data in CFI’s tables on a variety of fields.
The tables will be updated frequently between now and Election Day, with changes to be distributed through press releases and social media.

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Note: An earlier version of this release noted the number of 2010 districts at $5 million as two, it was actually three.